Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

General engagement on USDA's expected future regulation on Packers & Stockyards Act requirements.

General education on the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) and the impact of the recent court ruling striking down the line speed provisions of the rule. Advocating for USDA to quickly implement its Time Limited Trial of higher line speeds in NSIS plants.

General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.

Seeking additional funding for National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the National Animal Vaccine and Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, and National Veterinary Stockpile.

S.759/H.R. 1480 - Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, all provisions.

General education about animal health priorities in future Farm Bills.

Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments, 87 FR 34980.

Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 87 FR 60010.

Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims, 88 FR 15290.

S.2019/H.R. 4417 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act.

H.Res.588 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that research and promotion boards support efforts to develop new markets and strengthen existing markets for specific commodities while conducting important research and promotional activities via pooled resources and stakeholder investments.

S.1666/H.R. 3419 - Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023.

H.R. 4368/S.2131 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.

H.R. 5631/S.2890 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2023, all provisions.

S.557/H.R.1249 - Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023, all provisions.

H.R. 5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Also provisions reauthorizing FDA Animal Drug User Fees.

H.R. 5106 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes.

H.R. 7024 - Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.

African swine fever prevention.

Fair and Comprehensive Poultry and Livestock Markets, 89 FR 53886.

H.R.10445 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ANI

16. Specific lobbying issues

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #187, Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals, to address animals with intentionally altered genomic DNA developed through use of genome editing technologies, as well as techniques such as rDNA in genetic engineering.

Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering; RIN 0579-AE60; December 28, 2020; 85 CFR 84269.

General education regarding the global spread of African Swine Fever and its possible ramifications to the U.S. pork industry, including the potential impact of imported dogs from ASF positive countries.

Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry.

Seeking additional funding for National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the National Animal Vaccine and Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, and National Veterinary Stockpile.

General education on the ASF outbreak on the island of Hispaniola and the need to ensure that USDA and CBP have sufficient resources to keep ASF out of Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland.

General education on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fee reductions and the need for additional Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors.

S.759/H.R. 1480 - Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, all provisions.

S.2019/H.R. 4417 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act.

S.1666/H.R. 3419 - Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023.

S.4690/H.R.9027 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.

S.1844/H.R. 1418 - Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023.

Oversight urging the FDA to conduct an evidentiary hearing as governed by 21 U.S.C 360(e)(1)(B) and 21 C.F.R. Part 12 before removing any approved drug from the market.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

General education on climate change and sustainability efforts of the U.S. pork industry.

General education on pork production and water quality.

Reporting of air emissions from livestock farms under environmental statutes. Completion of the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study.

Implementation of P.L. 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, specifically provisions of TITLE XI, Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act. FARM Act provisions.

Amendment to Emergency Release Notification Regulations on Reporting Exemption for Air Emissions From Animal Waste at Farms; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; RIN 2050-AH00; June 13, 2019; 84 CFR 27533.

General engagement on development of climate change and sustainability policy proposals.

General engagement on development of environmental justice policy proposals.

Engagement on status and implementation of Waters of United States Rule and Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, 87 FR 21334.

Monitor implementation of P.L. 117-169 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production.

General engagement on the EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment on formaldehyde.

General engagement on rodenticides.

General engagement on PFAS chemicals and proposed Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Regulation and CERCLA listing.

US Environmental Protection Agency: Effluent Limitation Guidelines for Meat and Poultry Processing
89 FR 4474 (Jan 23, 2024); EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736; FRL-8885-01-OW.

US Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors 87 21334 (April 11, 2022); Release Nos. 33-11042; 34-94478; File No. S7-10-22.

US Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (40 CFR part 412), Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15.

Engagement over Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for 40B (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), 45Q (Carbon Sequestration), 45Z (Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit) and GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies) modeling.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce and the need for H-2A visa reform.

General education on the use of agricultural TN and J-1 visas in the U.S. pork industry.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce and the need for H-2A visa reform.

General education on the use of agricultural TN and J-1 visas in the U.S. pork industry.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Lifting market access restrictions to Australia, Brazil, Colombia, China, Ecuador, EU, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Panama, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan, United Kingdom.

Encourage resolution to U.S. pork market access issues through the U.S. - Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade initiative.

Seeking to resolve ongoing U.S. agricultural issues through the African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA).

General engagement on World Trade Organization (WTO) reform.

Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims, 88 FR 15290.

Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry and trade.

General engagement on the General System of Preferences (GSP) and encouraging the lifting of market access constraints in GSP benefiting countries.

Trade tariffs against US pork caused by the enactment of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on steel and aluminum.

Trade tariffs against US pork caused by the enactment Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on Chinese intellectual property.

General education on the impacts of a port strike and encourage resolution.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Maritime Commission, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

General education on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) and the need for additional Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors and canine teams.

S.759/H.R. 1480 - Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, all provisions.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, 87 FR 21334.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

General education on Estate Tax, Sec. 199A, Sec. 179, bonus depreciation, like-kind exchanges, capital gains, step up basis, cash method of accounting.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes